Health Beliefs and Their Associations With Dietary Intake, Exercise, and Metabolic Syndrome Characteristics in an Overweight and Obese Family Medicine Population

Increasing prevalences of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) increase cardiovascular risks. Since poor diet and inadequate exercise are primary behavioral causes of obesity and T2DM, our objective was to examine health beliefs and associations with diet, exercise, and metabolic syndrome (MetSyndr) c...

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Main Authors: Joel S. Edman DSc, FACN, James J. Diamond PhD, Jeremy Wortman BA, Laura Carballo-Sayao BA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2150131910381784